Terence Sutton

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Service Record

Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

Main article: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Rank Officer[1]
Dates of Service Hired 2009[1]
Salary $73,609 (2017)[2]
Last Known Status Suspended[1]

Incident Reports

2020 Death of Karon Hylton-Brown

Main article: Karon Hylton-Brown (2020)

Response Timeline

Sutton has been on administrative leave since the crash. [1]

The department is planning to suspend Sutton and Andrew Zabavsky indefinitely without pay.[1]

On September 23, 2021, Sutton was indicted on a local charge of second-degree murder and federal charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.[3][4] Sutton pleaded not guilty to all charges and was given home detention.[5]

On September 24, 2021, Sutton pleaded not guilty.[6]

On October 20, 2021, the Hylton-Brown's family filed a $100 million lawsuit against the city and five officers, citing violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and seven violations of state law.[7]

On December 21, 2022, Sutton was found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct, and obstruction of justice.[8]

On September 12, 2024, Sutton was sentenced to 66 months in prison.[9] ‎

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 D.C. Police Officer Indicted On Murder, Conspiracy Charges In Death Of Karon Hylton-Brown, dcist, 2021-09-24
  2. ↑ Terence Sutton Officer Metropolitan Police Department, GovSalaries, 2017
  3. ↑ Two Officers Indicted on Charges in Death of 20-Year-Old Karon Hylton-Brown, U.S. Attorneys Office District of Columbia, 2021-09-24
  4. ↑ Stamped Indictment, United States District Court, 2021-09-23
  5. ↑ Rick Massimo, DC officers charged with murder, obstruction in scooter driver’s death, WTOP 2021-09-24
  6. ↑ D.C. officer charged with murder in police pursuit crash that prompted protests, KTLA, 2021-09-24
  7. ↑ Karon Hylton-Brown lawsuit, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2021-10-20
  8. ↑ Police officers found guilty in fatal pursuit of man on electric scooter, ABC News, 2022-12-22
  9. ↑ Two MPD Officers Sentenced for 2020 Murder of Karon Hylton-Brown and Subsequent Coverup, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2024-09-12

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